Wal-Mart's ROTF Release dates Wrong

i saw yesterday that online the preview figures won't ship till the 30th. i sent an email to walmart customer service asking about this, haven't gotten a reply yet .

i hate k mart and wallmart they're never in stock with tfs or anything good. go internet!

Well that IS pretty stupid...But I'm certainly not going to cry about because I pretty much stopped buying TFs from Walmart back when they suddenly became the most expensive place to get them...I was going to look at Target or Toys R Us anyway...

And I don't even really care if the preview figs come out with the rest or if everything comes out a day late because a) of the two previews, I only want Soundwave so it's just ONE more figure to wait for and b) even though I want a lot of the movie toys and I'm looking forward to them, I'm not at ALL worried about getting ahold of them because I know there will be absolutely no shortage of them...So I'm just not interested in killing myself trying to get everything the exact day it comes out...They won't be going anywhere for a long time...

That's just me though

hippymule wrote:i hate k mart and wallmart they're never in stock with tfs or anything good. go internet!

I've noticed the same problems sited by IS. Makes me want to take and see about getting the **unexplainable distortion** out of Wal-Mart anyway possible.

typh0id wrote:Well that IS pretty stupid...But I'm certainly not going to cry about because I pretty much stopped buying TFs from Walmart back when they suddenly became the most expensive place to get them...I was going to look at Target or Toys R Us anyway...

And I don't even really care if the preview figs come out with the rest or if everything comes out a day late because a) of the two previews, I only want Soundwave so it's just ONE more figure to wait for and b) even though I want a lot of the movie toys and I'm looking forward to them, I'm not at ALL worried about getting ahold of them because I know there will be absolutely no shortage of them...So I'm just not interested in killing myself trying to get everything the exact day it comes out...They won't be going anywhere for a long time...

That's just me though

well,hasbrotoyshop has soundwave in stock and apparently shipping the beginning of next month
they also have preview bumblebee and leader prime

Well damn, looks like I'm going to have to wait to get Soundwave. Also doesn't it defeat the purpose of having a preview wave if it comes out on the same day as the rest of the line?

It's funny how much stores lose out when they do stuff like this.

For example, look at the TF Animated stuff last summer. Walmart was the first to put it out by about two weeks, and everyone in the community scrambled to go after them. Most Walmarts here were getting hit heavily and by the time Target and TRU put their TFA stuff out, Walmart had sold through a large part of there's. What's funny is that alot of the stuff that Target and TRU had at that point started to pegwarm - because Walmart cornered the market by those two weeks.

Same thing could happen here. If Walmart, TRU, and Target don't time this right, they could see another game of catch-up with each other. So many figures are getting leaked out early that is shows the timing should be more stream-lined.

I can confirm this. I preordered Soundwave from TRU.com and i got an email yesterday saying that the release date has been moved from the 15th to the 30th. What the hell is hasbro thinking? Its been a month since ive seen TFs on the selves. Hell not just TFS but star wars and a few others. Every one is losing money due to this. Hasbro loses cause the store wont order figures until they run out of ROTF, the stores lose cause they cant sell the ROTF and theres no TFs on the shelves to sell, And we the buyers lose cause well we cant feed the hunger that is collecting. Not to mention all the wasted gas used while hunting. The figures should just go on sale when they arrive at the store. This release date BS is not needed in the toy world.

That sucks. First they jack up the prices and now this.

Immortal Starscream wrote:Ive been wondering wtf with wal marts toys lately. We never got the 25th anniversery turtles, when we were supposed to back in february, we only just now got terminator toys, which have been out in all other retail chains for over a month, we stopped recieving g i joe way back in january, and many of the newer action figure lines that have come out in recent months have ever made it to the wal mart shelves. Ive been meaning to talk to my regional director about this, but my emails have not been returned yet.

so stop shopping at Wal-mart!! the toys aren't that much cheaper anyways.

He works there. Why wouldn't you shop at a place where you get a discount?

Hasbro may also have been hoping that more of the TFA and TFU stuff would have sold down by now. Granted here all of the deluxe class figures from both series have dried up alot, but the larger class Voyagers, Ultras, and Leaders are shelf-warming. Target already is staring to clearance those out, but unless TRU and Walmart do the same, they may be very short on shelf space for ROTF stuff. This may give them another two weeks to sale stuff out, before they have to take a hit on all of that older merchandise. Really, how many people are going to buy a months old Onslaught or Silverbolt, when the ROTF drops?

As for SW and other lines - Hasbro won't be putting much effort into those with ROTF coming soon. They lost a bit of money last time, when there was that TFTM drought just after the first couple of Waves. I can see Hasbro and the retailers really loading up on the ROTF stuff - so much so, that they don't want to run out.

WTF? I have been waiting for moths for soundwave, and now I have to wait longer? I hat you, Wal-Mart

Sounds like a logical assumption..... Now TRU needs to put Unicron on clearance. I'm tired of walking into mine and seeing the same crap that's been there for 3 months.

Cyberjet #7 wrote:It's funny how much stores lose out when they do stuff like this.

For example, look at the TF Animated stuff last summer. Walmart was the first to put it out by about two weeks, and everyone in the community scrambled to go after them. Most Walmarts here were getting hit heavily and by the time Target and TRU put their TFA stuff out, Walmart had sold through a large part of there's. What's funny is that alot of the stuff that Target and TRU had at that point started to pegwarm - because Walmart cornered the market by those two weeks.

Same thing could happen here. If Walmart, TRU, and Target don't time this right, they could see another game of catch-up with each other. So many figures are getting leaked out early that is shows the timing should be more stream-lined.

I thought TRU had TF animated first? Guess I was wrong.

Same goes here. We don't get G.I. Joe figs and recently we got Terminator Salvation figures. And we never got the Preview figs out on the shelves.

WAL-MART SUCKS!!!!!

Well isn't this a shocker.... The preview figs were only BB, Sw, OP, the goofy arm blaster and the BB voice changer right? Not a big loss but it just shows one of the parties involved couldn't get their head out of butt...I got Sw ordered online so unless some sort of exclusive fig was coming out in secret, I won't lose sleep about this

Oh I'm still going to be at the store at midnight on the 30th of the month. I will buy those figures. The street date on the case says the 30th, so pony up.

That will be enough to get me to call a manager.

Autobot032 wrote:Oh I'm still going to be at the store at midnight on the 30th of the month. I will buy those figures. The street date on the case says the 30th, so pony up.

That will be enough to get me to call a manager.

LOL..good point.. He'll just say they have to recall them for faulty paint then... *facepalm*!!! I've heard that twice so far and that's just about the robot heroes...

is that release date for the US only because I picked up Soundwave yesterday at a local wal-mart and I’m in Canada

SNAPCASE wrote:is that release date for the US only because I picked up Soundwave yesterday at a local wal-mart and I’m in Canada

As far as I've heard, it was a worldwide date. The Preview Wave (Bumblebee, Soundwave) isn't supposed to be held back by a street date, but Hasbro had some kind of a mix up and all of the figures are due to be released on the 30th, instead of the 15th like we were promised.

Your experience is proof that some stores went with the Preview and released them for sale.

AND APPARENTLY THEY SCREWED SOMETHING ELSE UP TOO!! i just went ot walmart today, south florida, and what did i see? DEMOLISHOR AND THE NEW IRONHIDE i was estatic to see it and i rushed to the main checkout with demolishor and what happens?! they tell me its supposed to be recalled? WHAT. THE. HELL.

not only this but toysrus seems to have released all the coloring books and such for the kids, i even found the junior novel adaptation supposedly, i didn't dare read through it but i saw a page and i recognized the college scene from the movie, i didnt buy it for fear of spoils and my rush to get home for other things but i fear that may have been the 'recall' excuse too, i just think some idiot took everything out of the back store room too early

Oh dear sweet Primus why Hasbro(/Wal-Mart)!?!?

I have money! Money that I will pay you for ROTF toys!

Why can I not have them? I know they are in my town, I've seen accompanying wave items!

All I want is to pay Hasbro ridiculous amounts of money for plastic! Is that so wrong?!?



Also, I'm wondering what the marketing strategy is for blue-balling American collectors when many other places in the world already have them (some places for a month or so >_>). I don't have a problem with other people getting them, I just wonder why everyone can't get them at the same time...

I too, wasted a lot of time out looking on the 15th at several stores but nothing.

Target does have the BB Helmet and Blaster on their website stating shipping in 24 hrs.

ishigoto wrote:not only this but toysrus seems to have released all the coloring books and such for the kids, i even found the junior novel adaptation supposedly, i didn't dare read through it but i saw a page and i recognized the college scene from the movie, i didnt buy it for fear of spoils and my rush to get home for other things but i fear that may have been the 'recall' excuse too, i just think some idiot took everything out of the back store room too early

At Barnes&Noble we've gotten in the whole range of colouring books, sticker books, "I Can Read" books, and other such children's merchandise for ROTF...WalMart also has a few ROTF t-shirts and swim-trunks, and underwear for kids too...

But aside from the Robot Heroes, I've seen nothing in the way of toys...

I've already ordered the preview BB and soundwave. I have demolisher and prime. So im just gettin starscream, ironhide both i was denied by kmart a few days ago . I'll get the deluxes to. Not gonna get leader prime i just because he has a new weapon or ultimate BB mine is still unopened from 07. I'll go to who ever has it 1st.

Immortal Starscream wrote:Ive been wondering wtf with wal marts toys lately. We never got the 25th anniversery turtles, when we were supposed to back in february, we only just now got terminator toys, which have been out in all other retail chains for over a month, we stopped recieving g i joe way back in january, and many of the newer action figure lines that have come out in recent months have ever made it to the wal mart shelves.

You are not alone. The Wal-Mart I work at is pretty much doing the same thing. Every day I go to work I take a trip up/down the toy aisle either on my break or when going up front, and I'm nearly disapointed every time. *Warning, rant!*

Even though I only collect Transformers, I spy on some other action figures from time to time. Joes? Very few to be had right now, and they're probably pretty old.

Marvel? Pretty good stock of X-Men origins, but the other 3 inchers(which do apparently sell around here), they had a bunch at first, were gone for a few weeks, and we only got a few more in recently, which are nearly sold out again. I got a feeling there won't be too many more in.

There was also supposed to be some kind of "Marvel Legends Holocaust Build a Figure Wave" that I never saw a single figure of. Or BAF Brood Queen. Heck, I never saw any Hasbro Marvel Legends after the second wave it seemed like, barring the exclusive Ares wave(which sold pretty quickly).

Spider-Man's in near conastant supply, and we're still getting Iron Man movie figures! Saw the original Iron Monger on the peg today.

DC? Buncha 3 inchers, but the 6 inch "Legends"(which I pick up for my bro) sell out pretty fast, usually withing a few days, but there's sometimes a month or more gap in between when we get them in. Tons of "Darkknight" figures though, and a pretty good stock of Brave and Bold(which seems like they get restocked pretty heavily).

Bakugan? I don't know what's up with it, but I sell quite a few of these things(I'm a cashier), but those pegs are almost universally empty.

Oh yes, and Transformers? We were pretty good around Christmas, but after? I saw Universe Hound and Cyclonus there a few times, but not very many(luckily I picked them up at Target). Ratchet and Hotshot came and went pretty quickly(didn't want either), and then for some reason Acid Storm and Co. came back and afterwards, only to be quickly bought out. But of course, now those pegs are occupied by Terminator figures.

Transformer Legends? I stupidly didn't get Beachcomber when I had the chance, and they honestly have not gotten a single one since sometime in February(even though they sold like hotcakes around Christmas), and never once did I see Wheelie, Cosmos, or Warpath. And guess what? Those pegs were also replaced by Terminator.

Voyager size TF's? I keep seeing Treadbolt and co., never Inferno, nothing of the later waves. I spied Animated Voyager Megatron today, Starscream, Prime, and Bulkhead once in a while, but Blitzwing, Lugnut and Grimlock have been absent nearly all year. Oh yeah, never saw Shockwave or Skywarp.

Animated deluxes are annoying too. They got in Samarai Prowl and Waspinator a couple months back, and then put out Wave 2(three? The only with Sentinal Prime and Elite Guard Bee) afterwards. They've pegwarmed for awhile, but they still sell pretty steadily.

However, they have tons of Activators, including Cliffjumper, and Dirge.

So all in all, sorry for the rant(needed a vent), but something is messed up, specially since the Wal-Mart I work at is the busiest in the area.

I can only HOPE that I can get all of Legends Devastator from Wal-Mart......

the legends devastator is for sure is takara id save money and pre order it from robot kingdom.com like i will. Who knows about the legends class hit or miss if stores will carry them they make more money off the bigger figs.

nemesis-prime wrote:I've already ordered the preview BB and soundwave. I have demolisher and prime. So im just gettin starscream, ironhide both i was denied by kmart a few days ago . I'll get the deluxes to. Not gonna get leader prime i just because he has a new weapon or ultimate BB mine is still unopened from 07. I'll go to who ever has it 1st.

I own ROTF Leader Prime. You do not want to pass him up. He's a completely new mold, and nothing like the first movie's figure.

Yes it's true all he has are swords and no guns, but the figure makes up for any lack of weapons.

The whole figure is a brand new mold, brand new redesign. If there's one figure to buy from this line, it's Optimus.

He's literally Masterpiece quality. Details, difficulty, etc. He looks as good as the Masterpiece figures and of the same quality.

If you don't like him, take him back to the store, but at least give him a chance. He's the absolute best figure of ROTF and the first movie lines combined.

I kid you not.

WHAT. THE. HELL? This is the straw that breaks the camel's back. I'm fed up with Wal-Mart. First of all, the new wave of legends class transformers (Warpath, Cosmos, Wheelie, and Rodimus or whatever they're calling him now) has been released a long time ago and I have not seen so much as one hint Wal-Mart will carry them. Second I am a fan of the Xbox and Xbox 360 Halo series, and there was a blue Hayabusa figure that was supposed to be out in February, then the company that made them changed the release date to March, I searched March through April and into May and finally got one Saturday, about a month and a half from the friggin release month. But I can't stop going to Wal-Mart because that is the only place that sells Halo 3 figures near my home (Toys R Us sells 'em but it's too far away) Target is supposed to have them but I have never seen them there at all.

Okay. Rant over.

Autobot032 wrote:

nemesis-prime wrote:I've already ordered the preview BB and soundwave. I have demolisher and prime. So im just gettin starscream, ironhide both i was denied by kmart a few days ago . I'll get the deluxes to. Not gonna get leader prime i just because he has a new weapon or ultimate BB mine is still unopened from 07. I'll go to who ever has it 1st.

I own ROTF Leader Prime. You do not want to pass him up. He's a completely new mold, and nothing like the first movie's figure.

Yes it's true all he has are swords and no guns, but the figure makes up for any lack of weapons.

The whole figure is a brand new mold, brand new redesign. If there's one figure to buy from this line, it's Optimus.

He's literally Masterpiece quality. Details, difficulty, etc. He looks as good as the Masterpiece figures and of the same quality.

If you don't like him, take him back to the store, but at least give him a chance. He's the absolute best figure of ROTF and the first movie lines combined.

I kid you not.

I thought a recient review said he was cheaply made and plastics wheeles?

nemesis-prime wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

nemesis-prime wrote:I've already ordered the preview BB and soundwave. I have demolisher and prime. So im just gettin starscream, ironhide both i was denied by kmart a few days ago . I'll get the deluxes to. Not gonna get leader prime i just because he has a new weapon or ultimate BB mine is still unopened from 07. I'll go to who ever has it 1st.

I own ROTF Leader Prime. You do not want to pass him up. He's a completely new mold, and nothing like the first movie's figure.

Yes it's true all he has are swords and no guns, but the figure makes up for any lack of weapons.

The whole figure is a brand new mold, brand new redesign. If there's one figure to buy from this line, it's Optimus.

He's literally Masterpiece quality. Details, difficulty, etc. He looks as good as the Masterpiece figures and of the same quality.

If you don't like him, take him back to the store, but at least give him a chance. He's the absolute best figure of ROTF and the first movie lines combined.

I kid you not.

I thought a recient review said he was cheaply made and plastics wheeles?

He does have plastic wheels, but this is not a bad thing. For one, you don't have to worry about tires rotting and cracking like on RID figures. Two, you don't have to worry about the tires slipping off the rim and having to put 'em back in place.

As for the rest of him, there's nothing flimsy about him. There are a few hinges that seem breakable at first, but once you start transforming him to and from truck mode, you get the feel for the figure and see he's not as fragile as your mind would lead you to believe.

On top of that, if it would be a worry that he's fragile, he's the type of figure that gives you a better grip on it while transforming it, so you can go slowly and take your time. If you're about make a move that you think is going to break him, you can always approach it from another angle and make it work.

For example, the sleeper section of his cab (becomes his backpack) the panels only swing one way, safely, so as to not stress the plastic and hurt it. I stressed mine, and tried swinging it the other way, and sure enough, it worked better and no more stress marks. A lot of pieces on him work that way, actually.

Oh and pay basic attention to the instructions. They don't tell you about the sleeper cab panels swinging the one way instead of the other. (In fact, they tell you to swing it around the way it would stress the plastic.)

Seriously. If you don't like him, just run him back to the store, but at least give him a chance. A few years down the road when you can't easily find one, and you see how awesome it is, you'll want to kick yourself.

Leader Prime is on the short list of figures I am buying from the new movie line. I really like how much more accurate to the movie he is compared to the previous leader class figure.

The plastic wheels don't bother me at all

Autobot032 wrote:Oh I'm still going to be at the store at midnight on the 30th of the month. I will buy those figures. The street date on the case says the 30th, so pony up.

That will be enough to get me to call a manager.

oh dont worry, ive already made plans along with our back room supervisor. Even if the shelf remod hasnt been set by our overnight team, im pulling the pallets out at midnight. and im buying mine too, whatever the computers say. says on the box in bright orange, 30th, and thats when im buying. and I already know a few others that will be there, no way the overnight manager is gomma turn down a sale of over $1000

Autobot032 wrote:

nemesis-prime wrote:

I own ROTF Leader Prime. You do not want to pass him up. He's a completely new mold, and nothing like the first movie's figure.

Yes it's true all he has are swords and no guns, but the figure makes up for any lack of weapons.

The whole figure is a brand new mold, brand new redesign. If there's one figure to buy from this line, it's Optimus.

He's literally Masterpiece quality. Details, difficulty, etc. He looks as good as the Masterpiece figures and of the same quality.

If you don't like him, take him back to the store, but at least give him a chance. He's the absolute best figure of ROTF and the first movie lines combined.

I kid you not.

This excites me greatly

For a long time I questioned myself for passing up the first Leader Prime, but now I couldn't be at all happier that I did...Excited for Tank Megs too!

typh0id wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

nemesis-prime wrote:For a long time I questioned myself for passing up the first Leader Prime, but now I couldn't be at all happier that I did...Excited for Tank Megs too!

I happen to love the first Movie Leader Prime, and this one looks even better. Can't wait for both the new Prime and Megatron, he looks so evil!

My searches for preview figures today were fruitless but on my way back to the office on my lunch break I saw "Bumblebee"

Hyper-Chicken wrote:My searches for preview figures today were fruitless but on my way back to the office on my lunch break I saw "Bumblebee"

Nice find..I've seen 3 in san antonio and they were all that same BB yellow.. Has anyone else had all of the retailers in the area pull all of the transformers off the pegs? I mean even the animated? 4 wal marts and 4 targets in my area have opulled all of their bot toys... I'm hoping this is a pre-cursor of things to come The 1 TRU I found had their Transformer section filled up with star trek toys

LiKwid wrote:

Hyper-Chicken wrote:My searches for preview figures today were fruitless but on my way back to the office on my lunch break I saw "Bumblebee"

Nice find..I've seen 3 in san antonio and they were all that same BB yellow.. Has anyone else had all of the retailers in the area pull all of the transformers off the pegs? I mean even the animated? 4 wal marts and 4 targets in my area have opulled all of their bot toys... I'm hoping this is a pre-cursor of things to come The 1 TRU I found had their Transformer section filled up with star trek toys

there is so many new toys coming i would be suprise if the other stuff went to clearence

Heh. My Wal-Mart just opened and stocked a fresh case of Optimus/Megatron/Starscream Voyagers from Animated, plus another case of the Jet Twins.

They've only cleared the pegs where the Universe Deluxes and Legends figures were.

Though, they still have about two weeks, so I wouldn't be surprised if they make it happen.

...but then again, this store is notoriously slow. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they don't put them out on the night of the 30th.

Thats funny to have some wave 1 cases near the end of animated i also noticed that at my walmart and the price was 19.96. I remmber when the movie line was at the end and I noticed on the toy pallet a wave 1 of 07 movie deluxe I was able to get 2 1974 camaro bumblebees and 1 brawl, case fresh!!!

nemesis-prime wrote:Thats funny to have some wave 1 cases near the end of animated i also noticed that at my walmart and the price was 19.96. I remmber when the movie line was at the end and I noticed on the toy pallet a wave 1 of 07 movie deluxe I was able to get 2 1974 camaro bumblebees and 1 brawl, case fresh!!!

Same here, on both accounts actually. It was odd because Concept Camaro Bumblebee was shelfwarming as a premium (but finally sold out) while the classic Camaro went flying off the pegs. The clearanced the other figures in that case.

And the Animated Voyagers dropped to $19.96 here as well. Everything else is still outrageously expensive compared to the competition. I still believe Wal-Mart is raising prices now, only to undercut the competition when ROTF toys come out.

good ol Walmart , Does anyone know when the 2 Walmart exclusive movie seekers come out?

nemesis-prime wrote:good ol Walmart , Does anyone know when the 2 Walmart exclusive movie seekers come out?

When i saw the pics of skywarp and Ramjet they looked just like 07 Starscream .. If there like the other exclusives they'll come out with wave 2.. BUT!!!!! since the preview thing was a dud we might get lucky..here's to hoping I liked the colors on Ramjet..I wanna pick him up

nemesis-prime wrote:good ol Walmart , Does anyone know when the 2 Walmart exclusive movie seekers come out?

I read somewhere that the exclusives have been sighted and bought in Georgia.

Here's the kicker... they're $30.00 a piece!

Autobot032 wrote:

nemesis-prime wrote:good ol Walmart , Does anyone know when the 2 Walmart exclusive movie seekers come out?

I read somewhere that the exclusives have been sighted and bought in Georgia.

Here's the kicker... they're $30.00 a piece!

i recall a walmart 2 pack that would be 30.00 a voyager and deluxe..hopefully not the seekers repaint then no way for me..unless they have awsome paint like deepspace star scream

Ramjet was black white and red and skywarp was mostly purple.. The paint job on Ramjet was actually kind of cool but 30 bucks a pop? Meh pass..

I still believe Wal-Mart is raising prices now, only to undercut the competition when ROTF toys come out.

One of the Wal-Marts in this area goofed and put their entire stock of ROTF on the shelves two nights before Star Trek came out. The prices were $12.88 for Deluxe class figures. I don't remember the price of the Voyagers, but they seemed the same price as Animated/Universe overall.

Salem wrote:

I still believe Wal-Mart is raising prices now, only to undercut the competition when ROTF toys come out.

One of the Wal-Marts in this area goofed and put their entire stock of ROTF on the shelves two nights before Star Trek came out. The prices were $12.88 for Deluxe class figures. I don't remember the price of the Voyagers, but they seemed the same price as Animated/Universe overall.

there not the only one ive been seing the toys at kmart but they wont let me buy them